Carter Burwell: “Fargo, North Dakota” (based on the folk melody, “Den Bortkomne Sauen”)

Was I excited to find sheet music for Carter Burwell’s “Fargo, North Dakota”? In the words of Frances McDormand’s famously … More

The Hollywood Musical: The Saga of Harry Warren

Here’s a recent and tantalizing library sale find. Tony Thomas’s book, “The Hollywood Musical: The Saga of Harry Warren,” is … More

Nino Rota: “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” (Henry Mancini arrangement)

The goofy — and strangely satisfactory — thing is that when I play Henry Mancini’s elegant arrangement of the “Love … More